Craft beer industry news.
The California Craft Brewers Association will be hosting the California Craft Beer Summit and Brewers Showcase to connect California’s thriving craft brewing industry to beer enthusiasts and industry members from across the country. This first-of-its-kind event will profile California craft beer in a way that has never been done.
A toxic spill that colored the Animas River a muddy, polluted shade of yellow last week could potentially hurt the beer tourism business in Durango, Colo.
Summer is here, and that means one thing for Tommy Hester and Wilson Barr: it’s shandy time. Hester and Barr, founders of startup TW Pitchers Brewing Company, are aiming to pioneer the next big thing in the American beer industry by becoming the nation’s first small batch craft shandy company.
On Friday, August 7, the Coney Island Brewing Company celebrated an official ribbon cutting for its brewery on Surf Avenue in the heart of Coney Island. The celebration was marked by the attendance of Deputy Borough President for Brooklyn Diana Reyna and New York Assembly-person Rodneyse Bichotte, as well as the presence of stilt walkers, sword swallowers and snake charmers, because this is Coney Island, after all. The festivities took place on Friday, in advance of the grand opening, which will take place on Labor Day Weekend.
Deschutes Brewery has signed agreements with three new beer wholesalers in Michigan, the company announced today. The brewery, based in Bend, Ore., has inked deals with Alliance Beverage in Western Michigan, Fabiano Brothers in Central Michigan, and Daniel L Jacob & Co. for coverage in “Ann Arbor South.”
Texas’ Del Papa Distributing today announced the creation of a new craft and specialty division to better capitalize on the “explosion” of craft beer. In a statement, Del Papa said its own steady increase of craft volume – trending at 25 percent over the past four years – was the impetus for the creation 2-Row Distributing, which will launch selling national and local craft brands alike.
Boulder, Colo. – Upslope Brewing Company announces the limited release of their REEL ROCK Session India Pale Ale in collaboration with the REEL ROCK Film Tour as a tribute to the tour’s landmark 10th year. For the past decade, the REEL ROCK Film Tour has defined the standard for climbing movies with its annual offering… Read more »
If you were anxiously awaiting this year’s first slew of pumpkin beers, the wait is over. Coronado Brewing Company is set to release its seasonal ‘crown series’ offering of Punk’In Drublic later this month.
BUENA VISTA — Eddyline Brewery just completed the installation of a CFT canning system that provides a tremendous increase in quality while tripling canning speeds. There are currently less than two dozen in the country. When researching canning lines, Italy based CFT Packaging USA Inc. offered a solution that would minimize oxidation, loss of aroma,… Read more »
Famed beer historian, critic, and author, Fred Eckhardt, who was known by many as “the dean of American beer writers,” died Monday morning at age 89 at a hospital in Portland, Ore.
The Redd’s family of brands is giving fans even more ways to break their routine with the nationwide debut of Redd’s Wicked Black Cherry. Following rave reviews to the spring release of Redd’s Wicked Mango, Redd’s Wicked Black Cherry is a dark-golden beer with juicy black cherry flavors balanced by a crisp apple base.
The Santa Fe Brewing Company is thrilled to bring back their Fall seasonal, Oktoberfest. This malty Märzen is our ode to the German festival favorite. Here in America it’s perfect for those cooler days as the seasons change from pilsner to stout, and the leaves from green to orange and yellow.
Angry Orchard Cider Company, LLC, Cincinnati, Ohio, today announced that it is conducting a voluntary recall of select cases (24/12oz bottles), 12-packs and 6-packs of Angry Orchard Crisp Apple Hard Cider.
It’s time to put beer back in the brew, and Wild Ginger Brewing Company is ready to deliver, as it unveils Wild Ginger(TM) Alcoholic Ginger Beer. “Alcoholic ginger beer has been around as long as the art of brewing. It was only during Prohibition that it turned to soda,” said Wild Ginger Founder Jamey Grosser.
